MAT 132

MAT 132 Course Information

Lehman College, CUNY

Instructor: Rafael Gonzalez

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Office: GI 233-A

Available Hours: By Appointment

Website:  www.RafaelGonzalez.Dev

Official Course Description. Collection, plotting, and comparison of data sets, histograms, descriptive statistics, the frequency definition of probability, random experiments, random sampling, binomial and normal variables, confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for binomial and normal parameters. Additional topics chosen from tests for the difference of proportions or population means, the Chi Square test, and regression analysis.

Text and Materials. All students are required to purchase access to Pearson’s MyLab. A reduced price of roughly $85 has been negotiated by the Mathematics Department. This price includes access to an e-textbook, help videos, content resources, and an online assignment/quiz/test system. Instructions on how to log into the MyLab system are available on our class Blackboard site.

Students will also need access to MS Excel. All Lehman students are entitled to a free downloadable version of MS Excel. More details are posted to our class Blackboard site.

Course Format. This is a fully online 4-hour undergraduate mathematics course that satisfies CUNY’s Pathways Quantitative Reasoning requirement for graduation. A detailed course calendar indicating (optional) live remote sessions, assignment expectations, and assessment due dates is available on our class Blackboard site. Most weeks, you are expected to watch content videos and complete assignments using the MyLab software. There will we quizzes/exams and optional live review sessions roughly every other week. Review the calendar often; not knowing is not an excuse for missing deadline.

Communication. Communication is essential to succeeding in this course – this cannot be stressed enough. After identifying topics that may be giving you trouble, please communicate this information to me. It is my goal to create a comfortable environment best conducive for learning.

Getting Help. There are three places that you can (and should) go to for help:

1. Me. I can and will make myself available for video conferencing by appointment. I check my email regularly and I welcome discussions/questions.

2. Your Classmates. Your classmates are a valuable resource to ask questions to and exchange information with.

3. Math Lab. Information on remote tutoring will be posted to our class Blackboard site as it becomes available.

Your Final Grade. Provided that you complete your work on time, your final course grade will be calculated as follows:

• Assignments: 20%

• Exam 1: 22.5%

• Exam 2: 22.5%

• Final Exam: 35%

Assignments. You will be expected to complete an assignment on MyLab nearly every week. On some weeks, there will be also be short Algebra Review assignment. You will not have an assignment for Lesson 7 and Lesson 14; these are the weeks of your Mid Term Exam and Final Exam respectively. You should watch the posted lesson videos before attempting the assignments. The videos have been created to help you complete the assignments.

You may attempt assignments as many times as you like. While you are expected to complete assignments as indicated on the course calendar, there are no hard deadlines except that all assignments must be done by the last day of class. You do not have to complete an assignment in one sitting; you may start an assignment, save your work, and return to it later.

Quizzes. There will be 4 quizzes given on MyLab during the course of the term. An optional live remote session on Zoom will be held prior to each quiz. Quiz due dates are indicated on the course calendar. You will be given one full week to take a quiz. Once you start, however, you must finish in one sitting. There will be no late quiz submissions allowed. You will be allowed 2 attempts for each of your quizzes. If you are unhappy with your first score, then you may retake the quiz for a better score.

Exams. There will be a Midterm Exam and a Final Exam. The 2 Exams will be given on MyLab the due dates are listed on our course calendar. You will be given one full week to take an exam. Once you start, however, you must finish in one sitting. There will be no late exam submissions allowed. You will be allowed 2 attempts for your exams. If you are unhappy with your first score, then you may retake the exam for a better score.

Topic Outline. We will cover the following topics in the given order:

• Presentation of Single-Variable Data

• Descriptive Analysis of Single-Variable Data ‹ Bivariate Data

• Probability Basics

• Inferences Involving One Population

• Inferences Involving Two Populations

I look forward to a great semester.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns.